National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) has filed a police complaint against Arshad Warsi and Tusshar Kapoor for smoking inside a college campus.

The complaint alleged that the actors, who were shooting for Rohit Shetty's Golmaal 3, were seen smoking inside the Chowgule College campus in Margao, Goa, while signing autographs for students.

NOTE has implemented an anti-smoking law within school and college campuses and about 100 yards around Indian educational institutions.

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"We were shooting at the campus on April 26 with Tusshar, Arshad and Kunal (Khemu). Although the other two are smokers, with Tusshar it is a case of mistaken identity. In the last five years that I have worked with him, I have never seen him puff," Shetty told Mid Day.

"In fact because of the strict rules enforced by the state tobacco cell if any film has a smoking scene in it, it gets an Adult certificate by the film censor board. Smoking scenes are banned in films.

"We have no clue about the police complaint registered. Even the college authorities haven't notified us. This is the first that I am hearing of it. Of course, if anyone informs us we are fully prepared to co-operate with them."

Warsi said: "I do smoke but I was smoking outside the college campus and signing autographs near my van. There must be some mistake. Tusshar doesn't smoke at all so I don't know who is complaining about him and why. Nobody has asked us to go anywhere to give a statement and no complaint has been registered by the college.

"If the time comes, we shall extend our cooperation. I don't think we have done anything wrong. I would never smoke inside a school, college or educational institution."

Kapoor added: "Yes, I was shooting there that day but I don't smoke. In fact I haven't touched a cigarette in my life."